aşçı
/aʃtʃɯ/
Definition
cook, a person whose work is preparing food
- aşçı aş bişiredi — the cook prepares the food
- aşçığa boluşurğa — to help the cook
- igi aşçı — a good cook
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aşçıthe cook | aşçılathe cooks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | aşçınıthe cook's | aşçılanıthe cooks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | aşçınıthe cook (as the object) | aşçılanıthe cooks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | aşçığato the cook | aşçılağato the cooks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | aşçıdaat / in the cook | aşçıladaat / in the cooks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | aşçıdanfrom the cook | aşçıladanfrom the cooks | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | aşçımmy cook | aşçılarımmy cooks |
| your | aşçıngyour cook | aşçılarıngyour cooks |
| his / her | aşçısıhis / her cook | aşçılarıhis / her cooks |
| our | aşçıbızour cook | aşçılarıbızour cooks |
| you all's | aşçığızyou all's cook | aşçılarığızyou all's cooks |
| their | aşçılarıtheir cook | aşçılarıtheir cooks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aşçıları can mean "his / her cooks", "their cook", or "their cooks" — context decides.